Eceabat

Kilitbahir Castle was built in 1462 on the European side of the Çanakkale Strait under the supervision of Yakup Bey, the Sanjak Bey of Gallipoli, to prevent European states from aiding the Byzantine Empire. Designed by the renowned architect of the time, Muslihiddin, the fortress has been serving as a castle museum with its renewed appearance since 2018.

A 3,900-year-old cylinder seal and a 3,400-year-old lead sling stone have come to light during the archaeological excavation carried out in the Maydos Church Hill Mound in the northwestern province of Çanakkale's Eceabat district.

As Türkiye remains on high alert due to wildfires across multiple regions, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has announced that the flames on the historical Gallipoli Peninsula were brought under control, however, a severe wildfire in Manisa continues to rage on for a third day.

Firefighting teams have been tirelessly working to extinguish major blazes engulfing Çanakkale province along Türkiye's Aegean coast, with authorities evacuating several villages in the area.

A rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Türkiye's northern Aegean coast on March 15, killing at least 21 people, officials have said.

Turkish Coast Guard personnel rescued two migrants from the sea off the town of Eceabat in Çanakkale province, while two others were able to reach the shore by themselves, Governor İlhami Aktaş said.

Çanakkale represents a milestone of a time when the nation, whose history is full of glorious victories, found its genuine identity, regained its vitality, and rose from its ashes just like a phoenix, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on March 18, marking the 108th anniversary of the Çanakkale victory.

Excavations in the Eceabat district in the northwestern province of Çanakkale have revealed that people from the Balkans settled in the area 4,000 years ago.

A forest fire broke out on the historic Gallipoli peninsula in the western Turkish province of Çanakkale on Sept. 15.

The fire was reportedly ignited due to sparks from a welding machine during construction work at the memorial of Ağadere Ağır Mecruhin Hospital in Çanakkale's Eceabat district.

Three party members who consumed alcohol at the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) "justice congress," ongoing at the historic site of the Battle of Gallipoli in the western Turkish province of Çanakkale, will be expelled from the party, spokesperson Bülent Tezcan has stated. 

Bullets and cartridges from the 1915 Battle of Gallipoli have been stolen from the Namazgâh Bastion of Kilitbahir Castle in the western province of Çanakkale, daily Habertürk has reported.